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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is X is Coming. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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174 cm
30
166 lbs
24 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eduardo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulo Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes lands a lovely overhand right.
Reyes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reyes misses with a hook.
Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Reyes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Silva swings around for an armbar but Reyes sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Silva's guard.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reyes tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Silva looking for subs off his back but Reyes has passed one foot through into half guard.
Reyes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
Reyes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Reyes has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Reyes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Silva working for a triangle but Reyes defends it easily.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reyes.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Reyes is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Reyes from controlling successfully.
Reyes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Reyes pushes his legs off easily.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Reyes has passed into half guard!
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Reyes is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes content to control rather than advance.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Reyes has control of the leg.
Reyes trying to control the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paulo Reyes will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A head kick from Reyes lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
It looks like Eduardo Silva has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Reyes. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Paulo Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reyes looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Reyes sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reyes misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Reyes jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reyes scores with a jab.
Reyes throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Reyes's guard.
Reyes has Silva pulled in close to control his posture.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Reyes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes postures up.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Reyes passes into side control.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva looks to move to half guard but instead Reyes has passed into mount! Damn!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Reyes trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that Reyes has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes controlling from the full mount.
Reyes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Paulo Reyes has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Reyes.
The fighters circling - Reyes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reyes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Reyes enables Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Reyes manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Paulo Reyes has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reyes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reyes has his hands on Silva's head, controlling the position.
Reyes's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Reyes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Reyes lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reyes is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Reyes circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Reyes had a free shot at his head there.
Reyes lands a head shot.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva is rocked!
Whack! Reyes lands a heavy head kick that drops Silva. The ref tackles Reyes to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Silva was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Paulo Reyes!
A very excited looking Paulo Reyes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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